Özet:

The soup has an important place in the Turkish cuisine with its nutritional characteristics, local diversity and flavor. Each region and province has its own variety of soups. These soups, which are suited to all ages, are one of the unnecessary foods of the dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The main objective of this research is to identify the soups that are in the process of application for geographical and geographical signs in Turkey and to describe the current situation. Another purpose of the research is to draw attention to the importance of the geographical sign. The research data is obtained by the Turkish Patent and Brand Authority on 15 June 2021 using the document review technique in the framework of the qualitative research method "Geographical sign and traditional product name statistics". The research data is analyzed and interpreted using the visual analysis technique. The findings show that the process of geographical indication assessment continues with the geographical indication of 18, 35 soups. One of the geographically marked soups is the source name, one is the traditional product name, and 16 are registered with the source name. All of the soups on the application process were submitted with the sign of the seed. The first geographically marked soup was registered in 2010. Since 2020, there is a significant increase in the number of geographical and geographical signs applied. This situation can be interpreted as a sign of increased awareness of geographical marking in recent years.

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Özet:

Soup; It has an important place in Turkish cuisine with its nutritious feature, local variety and taste. Each region and province has its own soup types. These soups, which appeal to all age groups, are one of the indispensable foods of the tables for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The main purpose of this research is to identify the soups with geographically indicated and in the application process of geographical indication in Turkey and to describe the current situation. Another aim of the research is to draw attention to the importance of geographical indication. The research data were obtained from the "geographic indication and traditional product name statistics" of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office on June 15, 2021, using the document review technique within the scope of the qualitative research method. Research data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive analysis technique. The findings reveal that there are 18 soups with geographical indications, and 35 soups whose geographical indication evaluation process is ongoing. One of the soups with geographical indications was registered with the name of origin, one with the traditional product name, and 16 with the indication of origin. All of the soups, whose application process is still in progress, have applied with the indication of origin. The first geographically indicated soup was registered in 2010. As of 2020, there has been a significant increase in the number of soups with geographical indications and applications for geographical indications. This situation can be interpreted as a sign of increasing awareness about geographical indication in recent years.